Early childhood mortality from community-acquired infections

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 150, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 517-527

  Cooper, William O ^a,d   Hickson, Gerald B ^a   Mitchel Jr , Edward F ^b   Edwards, Kathryn M ^a   Thapa, Purushottam B ^c   Wayne A, Ray ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^d Medical Center East   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Cohort studies; Infant, low birth weight; Infection; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SIBLING;

EID: 0033199765     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010041     Document Type: Article

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